Welcome to Volume 2 of 50 Favorite Hymns for Solo and DuetInstruments. This collection is for the student or church musician?anyone who loves to play hymns. All books in thisseries are written so that instruments can be mixed and matched. One or twoverses are provided with optional duet parts. Arranged at the earlyintermediate level, these selections are suitable for worship or as anaccompaniment to congregational singing. Hymns may vary slightly from their originalhymnal keys. However, since they are written in comfortable instrumental ranges,this makes them easy to sing. The hymns with their concert keys are as follows:



Alas and Did My Savior Bleed, E-flat

Break Thou the Bread of life, E-flat

Brethren We Have Met to Worship, A-flat

Bring Them In, A-flat

Burdens Rolled Away, F

Deeper, Deeper in the Love of Jesus, A-flat

Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken, E-flat

Face to Face with Christ My Savior, B-flat

Have Thine Own Way Lord, E-flat

God Will Take Care of You, B-flat

Grace Greater Than Our Sin, F

Holy God We Praise Thy Name, F

I am Resolved, B-flat

I am Thine Oh Lord, A-flat

I Gave My Life for Thee, B-flat

I need Thee Every Hour, F

I Will Sing of My Redeemer, A-flat

I Will Sing the Wondrous Story, E-flat

Ive Got Peace Like a River, F

Jesus Calls Us O?er the Tumult, A-flat

Jesus is All the World to Me, A-flat

Jesus is Tenderly Calling, B-flat

Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross, F

Jesus Loves Even Me, A-flat

Jesus Paid it All, E-flat

Let All Things Now Living, F

Let Us Break Bread Together, E-flat

Lily of the Valley, the, F

Living for Jesus, F

Lord I Want to Be a Christian in My Heart, E-flat

May the Grace of Christ Our Savior, F

More Love to Thee, F

Near to the Heart of God, E-flat

Oh the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus, G-minor

Open My Eyes That I May See, A-flat

Rejoice Ye Pure in Heart, F

Pass Me Not Oh Gentle Savior, A-flat

Rise Up Oh Men of God, F

Savior Like a Shepherd Lead Us 1, F

Savior Like a Shepherd Lead Us2, D-flat

Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart, C

Take the Name of Jesus With You, A-flat

Take Time to Be Holy, F

The Church?s One Foundation, E-flat

There?s a Wideness in God?s Mercy, G

There?s a New Name Written Down in Glory, B-flat

Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus, F

Were Marching to Zion, F

We?ve a Story to Tell to the Nations, E-flat

Why Do I Sing About Jesus? A-flat

By Various Writers.

Eight hymns for communion by Various Writers
Here are eight gentle piano settings for communion from Joel Raney, all of which include the option of singing on the first verse. Each arrangement begins with an introduction, followed by the tune, in singable form, for optional soloist, choir or congregation. After the singing, the piano solo continues to develop and conclude the arrangement. A part for a vocal soloist is included as a pull-out.

Theselively arrangements are intended for the elementary pianists or keyboardplayers. While some duets are more challenging than others, the notation hasusually been kept as simple as possible and musical elements such as dynamics,articulations, phrasing and slurs have been omitted completely. To make thingseasier for the players, the piano parts are printed in large type with Primoand Secondo parts on separate pages. In the Secondo part, chordsare printed underneath the staff (rather than above) to create space for thefingering suggestions.

Elementarypianists rarely have the valuable opportunity of playing in an ensemble. Themain feature of the Really Easy Christmas Collection for piano duet isthat it?s fully compatible with the Optional Instrumental Pack, a set ofinstrumental parts for all 20 songs in this collection. The Instrumental Packcontains (a) full scores of each piece plus a set of parts in varioustranspositions. It is available here: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/21394520 

Theduets include the following well-known Christmas carols and hymns: Angels fromthe Realms of Glory (Melody: Gloria); As with Gladness, Men of Old (Melody:Dix); Away in a Manger (Melody: Mueller); Deck the Halls (Melody: Nos Galan); Ding!Dong! Merrily on High (Melody: Bransle de l'Officiel); God Rest You Merry,Gentlemen (Melody: God Rest You Merry); Good Christians All Rejoice (Melody: InDulci Jubilo); Good King Wenceslas (Melody: Tempus Adest Floridum); Hark! TheHerald Angels Sing (Melody: Mendelssohn); I Saw Three Ships (Melody: I SawThree Ships); It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (Melody: Carol); Joy to the World(Melody: Antioch); Oh Christmas Tree (Melody: Tannenbaum); Oh Come all yeFaithful (Melody: Adeste Fidelis); Once in Royal David's City (Melody: Irby); SilentNight (Melody: Stille Nacht); The First Nowell; The Holly and the Ivy (Melody:Holly and the Ivy); We Three Kings and WeWish You a Merry Christmas.

Theaudio examples include several other instruments using parts from the OptionalInstrumental Pack.

English.

Ten medleys of hymns blended with classic works by Bach, Handel, Mendelssohn and Mozart. Titles: Ash Grove with Handel's Thanks Be to God * Hyfrydol with He Shall Feed His Flock * Gentle Mary Laid Her Child with Sheep May Safely Graze * Infant Holy with Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring * Fairest Lord Jesus with Bach's My Heart Is Ever Faithful * Sweet Hour of Prayer with Nocturne * My Faith Looks Up to Thee with Ave Verum * St. Agnes with Mendelssohn's If with All Your Hearts from Elijah * Hanson Place with Prelude in C Major by Bach * Lancashire with Allitsen's The Lord Is My Light.

Song List: Silent Night ((Franz Gruber) O God, Our Help in Ages Past (Bock) God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus (S. Francis/T. Williams) Fairest Lord Jesus JESUS, THE VERY THOUGHT OF THEE (JOHN B DYKES) PRAISE TO THE LORD, THE ALMIGHTY (S GESANGBUCH)

Your Favorite Christmas Hymns and Carols for Strings, Book 2

Arranged by Colin Kirkpatrick

This is the second volume of the collection of best-loved Christmas hymns and carols arranged for strings, to brighten up your next Christmas event. This publication includes full four-part instrumental scores plus parts for first violin, second violin, viola, cello and optional double bass. Both cello and bass parts appear on a single staff. The arrangements can be used with string quartet, string quintet or string ensemble. There?s also an optional but useful simplified keyboard part intended for less experienced keyboard players. The left hand plays only the bass part most of the time, with the right hand part kept as simple as possible. It could be used as the basis of an accompaniment which means that you can use the arrangements as solos, duets or trios. You can create a brighter string tone by asking the more advanced first and second violin players to play an octave higher when necessary. You can hear this effect in the audio samples.

The arrangements are intended either as stand-alone pieces that could be used as interludes in a concert or service, or they could be used to accompany solo, choral or congregational singing. The arrangements been written in string-friendly keys as often as possible. While the hymns mostly use the traditional harmonies, the carols have been treated more freely.

Book 2 contains the following 21 titles: As with Gladness Men of Old (Melody: Dix); Away in a Manger (Melody: Cradle Song); Ding! Dong! Merrily on High (Melody: Bransle de l'Officiel); God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen; A Great and Mighty Wonder (Melody: Es ist ein Ros); Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Melody: Mendelssohn); Infant Holy, Infant Lowly (Melody: W. Zlobie Lezy); It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (Melody: Noel); Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine (Melody: Resonet in Laudibus); Joy to the World (Melody: Antioch); O Come, O Come Emmanuel (Melody: Veni Emmanuel); O Little Town of Bethlehem (Melody: Forest Green) ; Once in Royal David's City (Melody: Irby); Quem Pastores Laudavere; Lully, lulla Thou Little Tiny Child (Melody: Coventry Carol); Hark! A Thrilling Voice is Calling (Melody: Merton); The First Nowell; The Wassail Song; We Three Kings (Melody: Kings of Orient), While Shepherds Watched their Flocks (Melody: Winchester Old) and While Shepherds Watched their Flocks (Melody: Christmas).

The audio samples include Ding! Dong! Merrily on High, Infant Holy, Infant Lowly, Lully, lulla Thou Little Tiny Child and The First Nowell. Please note that the arrangements are usually not usually compatible with the brass collection of the same name.